Combination tie-plate and rail-anchor.



F. H. HANSEN & T. THOMPSON! COMBINATION TIE PLATE-AND RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. 1915. I y

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F. H. HANSEN & T. THOMPSON.

COMBlNATION TIE PLATE AND RAH. ANCHOR.

Patented Nov. 9, 1915..

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' UNITED srnrns ear FREDERICK H. HANSEN AND THOMAS, rnoiarsonphr Jon-inn ILLEIN'OISi GOIMBINATION TIE-PLATE AND BAIL-AN Be it known that We, FREDERICK H, HAN- snN and-Tnoinis THOMPSON, citizens of the llnited. States, residing at Joliet, in the county of Will and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful improvements in Combination Tie-Plates and RaiLAnchors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates particularly to a combination tie-plate and rail-anchor for securing a. rail to a tie; and the primary object is to provide a device of improved and durable constructionand increased security.

The invention is illustrated J in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a broken plan view of a railway tie having applied thereto our improved combination tie-plate and rail anchor, the rail being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2, a section taken as indicated at line 2 of 1, this View showing the rail 111' place; Fig. 3, a section taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig, 1, the'rail being shown in place; and Fig. l, av broken sec-- tionalview, tal ren as indicated at line a of Fig. l. v

lnthe illustration given, A represents a tie or. sleeper; B, an improved combination tie-'plate and rail-armhor applied to said tie; v

and C, a rail mounted on the device Band securely anchored to the tie through the medium: thereof. 1 a The device-B comprises a plate. l'monntedon the tie A, said plate being provided near one lateral edge with a--rail-base em bracin g fiainge 1 and being provided-near the other lateral edge with an oblique key- We 1? having parallel sides and which an partially underlies one edge-portion of the;

rail-base; and a- Wedge-member 2 having parallel sides and a rail-embracing flange 2 parallel with the flange l and an oblique base-portion 2 afiording a key which ford a recess fl between thefiange 3. and the is received in'the key-Way 1 and partially underliesthe rail-base. vAs thus described, the plate 1 has a central bearing surface 3 for the rail-base, in which, near one lateral edge of the plate, is the oblique key- Way 1.- The construction is such as to af- Specification of Letters Eatent.

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Application filed June 10, 1915, Serial No. 33,257.

body of the plate 1, and to afi'ord a recess 7 5 between the flange 2 and the base-portion and the flange 2 is shown strengthened by reinforcing ribs 2. it will be understood,

.llOWGVQl, that the parts may be made suitably strong in anydesiredmanner. It is preferred to provide the member with laterally-projecting stop-lugs 2 which engage the corresponding spikes 7 and prevent the Wedge-member 2 from Working loose. The advance end of the member 2 may also be provided with a lug 2" which, after the Wedge is driven home, may be bent down to engage the edge of the plate 1 in the manner shown in Fig. 3, thus tending to prevent retraction oi the Wedge-member. It will be understod, however, that either the lugs 2901* the lug 2 may be dispensed with, the function of these lags being the Same.

It Will be understood that strongly secured to the tie A by the spikes 7. It is preferred, he *ever, to provide one end of the plate 1 with a substantial depending lng or toe 1 adapted to engage the rear vertical surface of the tie A, in the manner shown in Fig. 2.

Where the improved combination tie-plate and rail-anchor is used in connection with a railroad Where the tlaiiic is principally in the plate 1 is the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig.

2, the device is applied in such a manner that the Wedge-member 2 is driven home in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig.

2, while the toel of the plate 1 engages the rear side of the tie in applying the device, a sledge-hammer may be employed the rail Will drag the tie throngh he me dium ofthe combination tie-plate and rail anchor, the brunt of the stress upon the tie being borneby the substantial toe-piece 1,

which relieves the strain upon the spikes. v.jThe plate- 1 and wedge-member '2 may be.

of cast-metal, preferably malleable iron.

It will be noted that thekey-way 1 is provided with overhanging shoulders, be:

' mg shown as a dovetailed key-way, the baseportion of the member 2 conforming thereto:

Thus, thewedge-member 2 is firmly secured against vertical movement with relation to theplate 1, and, moreover, has the upper surface of its base-portion flush with the rail-bearing surface 3 of the plate 1 and underlying one edge-portion of the base of the rail. The construction is simple, thoroughly durable and serves to anchor the rail to, the tie in the most secure manner.

The foregoing detailed description has been' given for clearness of understanding only, and no unnecessary limitation should 'be understood therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, in view of the prior art.

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is v 4 1. 'The combination with a tie and rail, of a combination tie plate and .railanchor, comprising a plate surmounting the tie and 'havin' a central bearing for the rail base, said p ate having near oneedge a rail-base-- embracing flange and near the other edge an oblique key-way having'parallel sides and partially underlying therail, awedgemember having an obliqnev base portion forming a ke received in said keyj-way and partially un" erlying the rail and having a rail-base-embrac ng flange parallel with said first-named flange, and spikes extending through channels in the lateral edge-portions of said plateinto said tie.

2. A. combination tie-plate and rail- "anchor, comprisingia plate having its edgeportions provided with vertical spike-chan nels and one end provided with a depending tie-engaging toe, said plate having near one edge a rail-base engagin'g flange and near I the other edge an oblique guide-slot having parallel sides and a wedge-member having an oblique base-portion engaging sa1d guide-' slot and a rail-base-embracing flange parallel with said first-named flange.

3. A combination tie-plate and rail anchor, comprising a plate having a central rail-bearing surface and a rail-embrac ng flange at one side thereof, said plate havmg its lateral edge-portions provided with spike-channels and having also near the edge opposite said flange an obhque keyway having'par'allel sides and intercepting the railbearing surface, and a wedge-memher having a base-portion forming. a key re-' ceived said key-way and havmg' a railembracing flang parallel with 1 said firstnamed flange.

anchor, comprising a-plate having a central rail-bearing surface and a rail-embracing flange at one side thereof, said plate having its lateral edge-pogtion provided with spikechannels and having also .nearthe edge opposite said flange an oblique key way having parallel sides and intercepting the rail-bearing surface,'and a wedge-Inem-. ber having a base-portion forming a key re ceived in said key-way and having a railembracing flange parallel with said firstnamed flange, said wedge-member aving' a lag adapted to prevent'retraction of the wedge-member.

5. The combination with a tie and rail, of a combination tie-plate and rail-anchor, comprising a plate surmounting the tie and having a central bearing for the rail-base, said plate having at one end a depending tie-engaging toe and having near one lateral edge a rail-base-embracing flange and near the other edge an oblique key-way having parallelsides and partially underlying the rail and inclining toward'the longitudinal axis of the plate in a direction away from,

4. A combination tie-plate and ,rail

tie-engaging toe and having near one lateral edge a rail-base-embracing flange and near the other edge an oblique key-way having parallel sides and partially underlying the rail and inclining toward the longitudinal airis of the plate in a-direction away from said toe, a wedge-member having anoblique base-portion forming a key received in said key-way and partially underlying the rail and having a rail -base -e'mb raci ng flange parallel with'said first-named flange, spikes extending through channels in the lateral edge-portions of said plate into said tie, and

a laterally-projecting lug carried by said wedge-member and engaging one of said spikes. A i

7 The combination with a tie and rail ,xof

a combination tie-plate and rail-anchor,

comprising a plate surmounting the tie'and having a. central'bearing for the rail-base,

said plate having near one edge a rail-baseembracing flange and near the other edge an oblique key-way partially underlying the rail, a wedge-memben having an oblique wedge-member and engaging a spike on the base-portion forming a key received in said key-Way and partially underlying the rail and having a rail base embracing flange parallel with said first-named flange, spikes extending through channels in the lateral edge-portion 'of said'plate into said tie, and an outwardly-prbjecting lug carried by said advance side thereof.

FREDERICK H. HANSEN. THOMAS THOMPSON.

In presence of 1 K. ONEILL,

D. C. THoRsnN. 

